Butterfly Bush ( Buddleja davidii – more generally written buddleia ) is from the Scophulariaceae family. The genus name honors the Reverend Adam Buddle (1660-1715), an English botanist while the epithet honors Pere Armand David (1826-1900) who discovered this plant growing in China near the Tibetan border . Particularly attractive to butterflies, the bush will continue blooming all summer when regularly deadheaded.
Hello Sura – Thanks for upping our local botanical awareness. Excellent photos. I’d suggest that some show the building in background, as settings are meaningful. I also suggest posting the captions below the photo, which I think is standard journalism? I expect a new Autumn Series of other Riverdale locales.